Michael Christen YaCy prior Build2004-01-07 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael Christen YaCy. It has been declared as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-4731. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael Christen YaCy and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in YaCy before 0.61 have unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was presented 10/24/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4731 since 10/24/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/13/2018).

Upgrading to version Build2004-01-07 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45769), SecurityFocus (BID 31657†) and Secunia (SA32159†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Michael Christen

Name

• YaCy

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: YaCy Build2004-01-07

Timelineinfo

10/05/2008 🔍
10/09/2008 +4 days 🔍
10/24/2008 +15 days 🔍
10/24/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/24/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2335 days 🔍
10/13/2018 +1306 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4731 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4731
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44708
X-Force: 45769 - YaCy multiple unspecified
SecurityFocus: 31657 - YaCy Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32159 - YaCy Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/13/2018 08:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (50), 10/13/2018 08:41 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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